Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb past] [verb] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It used to be the case that one had to find a property that one wanted to buy first and then apply for a mortgage , but some organisations will now provide a mortgage guarantee document , that is to say an assurance of the amount of money they will lend you , before you start looking for a property . |
| 2 | Hope in his draft bluntly stated that it ‘ can not recommend the appointment of Messrs. Coe and Hofland , although they had obtained first prize ’ . |
| 3 | But Terry was now conscious and might possibly admit that he had fired first . |
| 4 | Willie was glad that he had come first . |
| 5 | for one thing , if we 'd taken one of their houses and I 'd died first , my wife would of been left without a home |
| 6 | ‘ If I 'd gone first , the house would have come to you with ten thousand and the rest would have gone for research into glandular diseases . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ But what would have happened if you 'd gone first ? |
| 8 | ‘ If we had scored first , it would have been a better game because it would have forced them to come at us . |
| 9 | You were n't willing to do a good turn for your sister without being bribed with a lollipop , and even then you left the posting of the letter because you wanted to go first to Horsfall Woods for your own pleasure . |
| 10 | It was the first suitable wind free morning since they had reached first jump status , and this was it . |